Saturday, February 09, 2008

Betsy Belle's Bavarian Mittens

Hi Zimmermaniacs, Maybe went a little far in the Zimmermaniacness, at Christmas we went to Munich and then Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian part of Germany, reading Knitting Around as a travel guide! We stopped at Chiemsee where the Zimmermann family had a summer home and saw lots of garter stitch cardigans which are the Bavarian traditional dress. Miss Belle is modelling her mittens done en-route from some left-over shetland wool from Jamieson & Smith. Louis is modelling his Tomten knit in some donated Sirdar Donegal Tweed, not usually my thing only 45% wool but I was just so pleased to be given it and loved the colour so I broke my own rules. The I-cord cast-off was left over Jeager Extra Fine Merino, and this was my first zip. In the middle is me, Sarah, modelling my super-duper Adult Surprise knit from my Rowanspun Aran on a 5mm needle, I begged fellow knitters for there left overs too! Bavarian holiday pics will be on my blog didyoumakeityourself.com soon.Sarah

7 Comments:

Wow, your ASJ is rockin'! I love it in the wide stripes. Your little daughter looks well pleased with her sweet new mitties, and the tomten is wonderful. I'm a sucker for tweedy yarns :o) I love the contrast color you used.

Wow from me too. While I love watching everyone do the Zimmerman patterns, the Baby Surprise just never appealed to me (I think it's the garter stitch)until now. It's so amazing as a long coat like that. the colors work together so well. I'm rethinking my BSJ/ASJ aversion. Wonderful work and great traveling story.

I agree, all your knitting looks awesome. The little mittens are so sweet (and mini-sized!). Love the tweedy tomten, too. Fits and looks great on your son. Your ASJ!!!! I knew those could look great if knit longer and lengthen sleeves, etc. Yours is one of the best examples I've ever seen in an adult version. Super nice. Great post.